Big buzz on Amen Corner: Woods reportedly to return at Masters
Refuting an earlier New York Post report that targeted Woods’ return at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in two weeks, FOXSports.com led a pack of media outlets pointing to a season debut at Augusta National instead, where Woods would be playing for the first time since the fall of 2009. A source close to Palmer told FOXSports.com earlier Thursday that they had not heard anything about the possibility of Woods teeing up at Bay Hill, a course Woods loves, in a tournament he has won... [Read The entire article]
Schwartzel finds himself alone in front at Doral
Schwartzel braved tough, windy conditions at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral for the first-round advantage, when every other leader got tripped up by the famed Blue Monster 18th hole. First up was Robert Allenby, who reached eight-under, but bogeyed three in a row from the 15th. At the last, Allenby found a greenside bunker and nearly blasted his ball into the water. Read More →
Puerto Rico Open washed out by heavy rain
Only 18 players in a full PGA Tour field teed off before play was suspended at 7:19 a.m. local time. After a six-hour delay, the decision was made to postpone the round for the day. Read More →
Report: Woods working with Fleischer on return
In a story Thursday, the Post credits “two sources in the golf community” with information that Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary to President George W. Bush, is working with Woods on a game plan on how to return to the tour. That return appears to be at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in two weeks. Read More →
Golf Tidbits: Where has Stuart Appleby’s game gone?
Appleby owns eight PGA Tour titles, including three straight wins at the winners-only Mercedes Championships, now known as the SBS Championship. The Australian ended his run of three straight wins at that event in 2006, and later that season won the Houston Open. Since then, nothing, at least in terms of wins. Appleby had a decent 2007 with four top-10 finishes worldwide, and two top-12 finishes in the four majors. The following season, he was off to a blazing start. After missing the cut in his... [Read The entire article]
Noh among four British Open qualifiers
Noh posted rounds of 66-68 at Saujana Golf and Country Club to share second place behind Hiroyuki Fujita, who shot 67-66 to take the top spot. Noh, who won the Malaysian Open by a single stroke over K.J. Choi, shared second place with Danny Chia. The final qualifier was amateur Eric Chun, who birdied the final hole to finish one stroke ahead of three players. Read More →
